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The Council cover art

The Council

Big Bad Wolf · Focus Entertainment · 2018-03-13

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 13, 2018 (Xbox One), Mar 13, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.

The Council is an Adventure and RPG game released in 2018, free-to-play, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 5720 reviews).

7
playing now
84%
positive of 5.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6,548
twitch viewers (latest)
6548.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
70/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (74 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (1.6k downloads)
4.35★
PlayStation Store rating (5,111 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 13h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

The Council is a 2018 episodic interactive mystery graphic adventure video game developed by Big Bad Wolf and published by Focus Home Interactive. It was released in five episodes between March 13, 2018, and December 4, 2018.

Trailer

The Council trailer thumbnail

The Council - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 259 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~32/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2019-11-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 36 of 47 observed days · $6.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23523520182026Week of 2018-03-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2732026-09-15 13:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 17 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 25 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 11 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 13 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 9 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 14 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 15 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
16610Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 84 · peak 257Jun 2018 — avg 27 · peak 75Sep 2018 — avg 54 · peak 385Dec 2018 — avg 166 · peak 498Mar 2019 — avg 88 · peak 399Jun 2019 — avg 33 · peak 339Sep 2019 — avg 44 · peak 222Dec 2019 — avg 53 · peak 156Mar 2020 — avg 114 · peak 766Jun 2020 — avg 45 · peak 153Sep 2020 — avg 73 · peak 380Dec 2020 — avg 41 · peak 138Mar 2021 — avg 25 · peak 64Jun 2021 — avg 20 · peak 70Sep 2021 — avg 24 · peak 99Dec 2021 — avg 28 · peak 75Mar 2022 — avg 19 · peak 61Jun 2022 — avg 20 · peak 61Sep 2022 — avg 20 · peak 63Dec 2022 — avg 20 · peak 61Mar 2023 — avg 18 · peak 49Jun 2023 — avg 13 · peak 34Sep 2023 — avg 13 · peak 45Dec 2023 — avg 17 · peak 51Mar 2024 — avg 17 · peak 52Jun 2024 — avg 17 · peak 45Sep 2024 — avg 16 · peak 44Dec 2024 — avg 15 · peak 45Mar 2025 — avg 13 · peak 39Jun 2025 — avg 12 · peak 36Sep 2025 — avg 12 · peak 35Dec 2025 — avg 15 · peak 40Mar 2026 — avg 13 · peak 39Jun 2026 — avg 11 · peak 33Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 27
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$0.002018-03-022026-10-142018-03-02 — best price $26.992018-06-21 — best price $25.492018-07-24 — best price $22.492018-09-20 — best price $20.092018-11-21 — best price $17.992018-12-04 — best price $14.992018-12-20 — best price $14.992019-02-04 — best price $14.992019-03-06 — best price $12.002019-06-25 — best price $11.992019-09-12 — best price $10.192019-11-10 — best price $10.192019-11-26 — best price $8.992019-12-19 — best price $8.992020-01-23 — best price $8.992020-03-23 — best price $0.002026-08-30 — best price $1.492026-09-01 — best price $1.492026-09-03 — best price $1.492026-09-05 — best price $1.492026-09-07 — best price $1.492026-09-09 — best price $1.492026-09-11 — best price $1.492026-09-13 — best price $1.492026-09-15 — best price $1.492026-09-17 — best price $1.492026-09-19 — best price $1.492026-09-21 — best price $14.992026-09-23 — best price $14.992026-09-25 — best price $1.492026-09-27 — best price $1.492026-09-29 — best price $1.492026-10-01 — best price $1.492026-10-03 — best price $1.492026-10-05 — best price $1.492026-10-07 — best price $14.992026-10-09 — best price $14.992026-10-11 — best price $14.992026-10-13 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

66222026-05-31 — 42 pageviews2026-06-04 — 29 pageviews2026-06-08 — 38 pageviews2026-06-12 — 47 pageviews2026-06-16 — 46 pageviews2026-06-20 — 51 pageviews2026-06-24 — 38 pageviews2026-06-28 — 44 pageviews2026-07-02 — 33 pageviews2026-07-06 — 34 pageviews2026-07-10 — 24 pageviews2026-07-14 — 34 pageviews2026-07-18 — 41 pageviews2026-07-22 — 39 pageviews2026-07-26 — 41 pageviews2026-07-30 — 33 pageviews2026-08-03 — 28 pageviews2026-08-07 — 30 pageviews2026-08-11 — 30 pageviews2026-08-15 — 46 pageviews2026-08-19 — 33 pageviews2026-08-23 — 51 pageviews2026-08-27 — 44 pageviews2026-08-31 — 35 pageviews2026-09-04 — 42 pageviews2026-09-08 — 66 pageviews2026-09-12 — 57 pageviews2026-09-16 — 31 pageviews2026-09-20 — 38 pageviews2026-09-24 — 28 pageviews2026-09-28 — 32 pageviews2026-10-02 — 28 pageviews2026-10-06 — 38 pageviews2026-10-10 — 50 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
62.2%
earned "Fantastic pair"
24.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TV4 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2018-05-15, latest 2018-12-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)10,02831%44
Steam (Steam)7,6649%42

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGHorrorPuzzleMysteryEpisodicAdventureDetectiveHistoricalIlluminatiStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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